A working winter in the Bering Sea. Taking a job aboard a fish-processing boat in Alaska's Bering Sea is a rite of passage for many college-age youth. It is also an adventure. For Thomas Van Holt, it was a time of drama and danger. Van Holt writes of life, work, romance and frustrations aboard the gigantic factory ships off the coast of Alaska. Read dramatic storms, wind-tossed boats, the wrecking of a 350-foot ship, folklore and sea legends, and the challenge of operating cutting machines at high speed. Spell-binding descriptions of the near-sinking of his 300 man vessel and more illustrate the constant danger of America's last frontier. Written in an engaging style, "Alaska Passage" tells a fascinating story of adventure aboard a ship in the Bering Sea.
